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Fulica cornuta

Photo by rekel
Location: Lago Miniques (near Salar de Atacama), Chile November 2005

[edit] Identification

Very large, up to 24 1/2 in. Head and body black, with chest and abdomen clearer. As a rule, lacks white in undertail coverts. Bill greenish yellow to orange, with upper edge black; above the bill is a strange horn-like structure originating at the front of the head. Lacks frontal shield typical of other coots. Legs yellowish-green.

[edit] Distribution

Southwestern Bolivia to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Lakes and lagoons in the high Andes.

[edit] Behaviour

They build a platform of stones and vegetation for a nest.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3

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